The Germans commenced a counterattack at Kyiv that would run for forty days. The Red Army reached Zhytomyr which threatened the norther flank of German Army Group South.
The first XP-80 was completed.
The Kelly Johnson design would go into service in 1945, too late for the Second World War, but would see service in Korea, by which time it was already eclipsed by later designs.
The Battle of Coconut Grove commenced on Bougainville between Marine Corps elements and the Imperial Japanese Army.
On the same day, the third wave of the US invasion forced landed, which included the balance of the 37th Infantry Division and the 21st Marine Regiment. The USS Denver was hit during the operation by a torpedo launched by a Japanese aircraft, rendering her incapable of operating under her own engines.
Gen. Mark Clark informed his superior Gen. Alexander that operations in Italy should be halted temporarily.
The Japanese I-34 was sunk by the British submarine Taurus off of the Strait of Malacca.
The HMS Dulverton was scuttled after being hit by a HS 293 glide bombs off of Leros.
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